Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-15
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
THE SUPPLEMENT OF THE EVENING STAR to-day
contains: The Report of the Board OF Visitors to
the Naval Academy, Proceedings OF the Public
School Board, Bishop Keane on DR.. McGlynn, The
Proposed Catholic University, Another Defeat Of
The washington Club In Boston, Telegraphic Dis
patches, &c. The advertisements are classified as
foilows: Auction Sales, Educational, Summer Re-
sorts, Proposals, Financial The Trades Dentistry,
Family Supplies. Pianos and Organs, Ladies'
GOODS, Hotels, Railroads. Potomac River Boats
ocean Steamers, Housefurnishings, Books, Attor-
neys, Sewing Machines. Wood and Coal, Medical,
Professional, Undertakers.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue. $S27,O67; CUSTOMS 1888. 3.6sS.
INVESTIGATING THE WYOMING COAL FIELD
IRoUBLEs--W. a. Browning, special agent of the
National Labor Bareau, is in W1lkesbarre Pa for
lne purpose OF Investigating troubles which have
eAlseu Ior the past seven years between operators
anu elnployes In the wyoming coal fields. He will
oegn nlS laborS at once, and will make report as
10 the cause or the strikes and lockOuts which
since $780, 49, 'N' ioe.oA
IHE PRESIDENT HAS APPOINTED Henry 8. Lub-
DOCK, OF California to be supervising inspector OF
steam vessels for the first district San Francisco
anu yman Abraham OF oregon, to be collector
Oh customs for the district OF Willamette. Oregon
AN AMERICAN WIDOW MURDERED IN NICARAGUA
NE department OF State has received from the
consular agent at San Juan Del Mold, Nicaragua,
a report OF the murder of an American widow
MIS- Lydia j. Thurburn, at the head waters OF
Great river, In Nicaragua. The murdered woman
was engaged in business on a reservation and is
9ent,ed TO have come from Cincinnati. The
q fallS or the murder are not known, but it ap-
pears that she had been threatened and prosecuted
pS couple or natives for some time.
LEAVE TO RETURN HOME.-PaSsed Assistant Sur
geon 5. II. Grifiths has been detached from the
Lancaster, at Montevideo and granted permis-
sion 10 return to the United States at his own ex-
penSe.
IHE NORTH ATLANTIC SQUADRON arrived at New
haven this morning to take part in the celebra-
on OF the dedication OF the soldiers and sailors
monument
AMERICAN VESSELS IN AsIATIc WATERSHEDS
patches from the AsiatIc station, dated Yokohama,
May %, states that the Marion arrived at
Ghemulpo, Corea, May 16 and that the Brooklyn
EsseA, Omaha, Monocacy, and Palos were at Yoko-
THE EASTERN BRANCH BRIDGE.-The board OF
engineer officers appointed to consider the details
OF the construction of the Eastern Branch bridge
VIII hoic 1nal meeting this afternoon, and Will
proDaDly submit their report to the Secretary OF
war through the Chief of Engineers tomorrow.
CAPT. JNo. D. HALL, assistant surgeon has been
granted one months extension OF leave
NAVAL ORDERs.-surgeon James NJ. Flint de-
tached from the Albatross and ordered to repOrt
10 Prof. S. +. Baird, c. s. Commissioner OF Fish
ana Fisheries for special duty Surgeon A. r.
Prlce 1rom duty at the Naval Academy and wait
ORDERS. Pay Director j. E. Thornton as general
storekeeper at the navy-yard Boston, on the 3Oth
inst, ordered TO settle accounts and wait orders
h.9 aster na a. W. Beaman from present duties on
tne SOth INST. and ordered general storekeeper
at the naVy-yard, Boston.
THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION has directed
that the examination for promotion In the sur
geoh-Generals Office be postponed until after ex-
aminat1onS have been held in the Quartermaster
Generals ,a once, where number OF changes are
fiscal year The discharges will be made from
among the clerks who are found deficient in eX-
hnn'tton. bnarI ION the War Department promotion
oOdru mas submitted a list or questions for these
examinations, and they have been partially ap-
proved by the Civil Service Commission.
IHE PERMANENT BOARD OF PROMOTION under the
newly-adopted civil-service rules has not vet been
made up. The Civil-Service Commissioners want
nartmsnts snd a , OF fns best material in the De
10 giving up their best clerks for this purpose
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS TO-DAY were
senators Call and Pugh, Commissioner Morrison
collector Trenholm and Deputy Controller Abra-
hams; Representatives Holman, with Col Shoe
maker 1l,i and j. L. Davis Of Ind; Hatch and Ran
Judge A. B. Carlton, chairman OF the Utah COM
mission; Judge Cothran, of Chicago and Mrs
beiva Be lockwood; ex1Representative Hopkins, OF
fs; pa; register or Wills Claggett and Collector
Bishop, OF Cincinnati.
ACTING CONSUL GENERAI.-The Secretary of tho
Treasury Is informed through the Department or
state that Mr.. Nakagawa Tsuneiero has been
designated TO act as Japanese consul-general at
New York during the absence OF Consul General
1o'hldo Jiro, VINO has gone to Japan.
GAUGER APPoINrED.-Chas. b. Creamer has been
appointed internal revenue gauger for the ninth
PennSy ylVan1a adiStrict-HarrfSbllry.
Presentation. Levi P. Morton, of New York. IS
at Wormley'S y'S-La Feuule D' Eruble. or New
York, in its June issue contains portrait OF Mai.
Edtnond Maiiet, OF this city, with sketch OF his
son and Chas. Obery OF New York. are at vii
lards-Among recent arrivals at the Waverly.
tect X. H. Willet and family, and Mrs NJ f. Mar.
tin, OF WaShington.-Leonard SWEET OF Chicago
o:v,5a r: Rnny S OF Z, New New p, YORK, and w. W. ite OF
de \: Garnault of Paris. F. Towers OF London.
and Thos. X. WheelOck OF Shanghai are at Welck
baugh OF Detroit are at the Arlington.-Chas. D.
Khodes OF west Point, Is spending his vacation at
Fsyra Fs nome nm IN I'll this La
SOCIETY NOTES.
The President, since his return from Saranac
drives out to Oak View at 4:3O in the afternoons
regaleS nlnSel1 Tor an hour and more with country
air, and returns to the White House at = and eats
solitary dinner. ~
Gen. and Mrs Ricketts, and Miss Daisy Ricketts,
leave this week for their cottage by the sea on the
coast OF Maine. ~ "
Mrs. Dolph returned from her trip north yester
day afternoon. Leaving West Point on Saturday
she became the guest OF Mrs. and Miss Floyd Jones
In New York City.
Mr.. and MIS- Nixon will return to the city on the
25th.
Mr.. Hermann K. Viel Is spending the summer on
the Tenleytown road, beyond Washington Inn.
MI Wei and Miss Wharton, daughter OF DR. Whar
ton, OF the State Department, will be married in
September. "